The allusion to legal regulation of the right during the initial investigation has given rise to restrictive interpretations, notably to the effect that the right to defence counsel can be exercised only from the point at which the suspect makes his statement to the public prosecutor, not being entitled to this safeguard during the period while he is held in detention and being interrogated by the judicial police.
La remisión a la regulación legal respecto del ejercicio del derecho durante la averiguación previa ha dado lugar a interpretaciones restrictivas, especialmente en el sentido que el derecho a contar con defensor sólo puede hacerse efectivo desde el acto en que se rinde la declaración ministerial, no gozando el inculpado de esa garantía durante el período en que permanece detenido y es interrogado por la policía judicial.